The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-03

W Mikado is coal black in color
~ n stands 10 hands and inches in
IIH height, and weighs 1000 pounds.
WHs II He is by the Pattee horse, he by
20 v Black Sultan, he by General,
Knox. Mil1a dos dam is an in
= bred Morgan, and mare noted
for wonderful endurance. Mikado Is a
beauty. A glance at his head at once
shows he is a horse Of great intelligence.
He has glossy coat, a heavy name
and tail, strong well muscled and cord
ed legs, and his fine breeding is seen by the
prominent veins through which courses the
Knox and Morgan strains of blood. He
is one Of the kindest Of horses, and seems to
enjoy having visitors and being petted.
Mikado has public record Of 2.32, but can
trot much faster. At race the past season
at Mystic he was timed mile in 2.29, and he
has trotted quarters in 50 seconds, a'2.20 gait.
He will be driven this winte only for exer-
else, and the first of next season will be kept
in the stud, and later may be entered in
races. He is now in the very pink Of condi-
| tion, and Mr.. Hawkins is not to blame for
thinking that he is the owner Of one OF the
most beautiful, and valuable Of Maine
horses. Mikado is the sire Of several colts,
| the oldest Of which are now two years old.
One of them is owned by Mr.. Hawkins, and
is said to be very promising youngster. The
bay gelding Billy, Of Hambletonian stock, is
also the property of Mr.. Hawkins. Billy is
a horse of fmuch energy, has very handy way
of going, and is quite speedy. He is one Of
the best Of the Forest City roadsters.
rode over to Saccarappa a few days ago,
and made a call ON Alonzo Libby, the we'll
known owner of fine bred cattle. Mr.. Libby
has also several horses which are worthy Of
notice. Lady Independence, by Messenger
Knox, is a well known mare, gray in color.
She has stable companion in Maud, also
| by Messenger Knox. In Mr.. Libby's stable
| is Belle Of Fitchburg, record 2.29. Mr..
Libby has a few promising youngsters.
| Goldwood, by Nutwood; dam Maud, by
Messenger Knox, is two-year-old, whi ch
stands 10 hands inches in height and
weighs very nearly 900 pounds. He is bay
IN color with black points, and has big,
| open gait which marks him for a trotter.
He is driven to sleigh this winter by that
good driver, Mr.. Myron Jordan, and can
show a rafting pace. With little handl ing
he ought to trot in three minutes, and If put
into the races another season should give
the best Of the youngsters horse race"
The Hamblet0nian stallion Tecumseh, pur-
chased not long since by Eastman 81 Good
win Of this city, attracts much attention.
He was sired in Westmorland county, N. B.,
and was foaled in 1879. He is by Col. Tay-
lor, by Billy Denton, by Exton's Eclipse,
grand dam by Sea Gull, son of Duroc; Col.
Taylor's dam by Posts Hambletonian, son
Of Rysdyks Hambletonian; grand dam by
Rieh's Jupiter; great grand dam by Long
Island Black Hawk. Tecumseh's dam was
an imported Canadian mare, pedigree un-
| known. Col Taylor, the sire of Tecumseh
had never been handled for speed but could
show 40 gait on the road: His half broth
| er, Captain" had public record Of 2.25
over a half mile track. Tecumseh is a coal
black in color, stands 10 hands two inches
high and weighs about 1000 pounds. He has
| a splendid gait and speeds very fast. He is
| level headed and gentle He has no record
but horsemen predict that he will trot fast.
His hne breeding, size and disposition all
| combine to make him valuable horse. His
owners think highly of him, and it would
| take good round sum to buy him. He is
| fine sleigh horse. and it takes a good to
| follow him Tor one mile or dozen. He Is
kept in the proprietors stable on Green
street.
In the same stable is the sorrel gelding
| owned by Mr.. j. w. Robinson of the City
| Hotel He is by Knox, dam a Ham
bletonian. He is 10 hands two inches high,
| gentlemans driving horse and can haul two
men in a sleigh mile after mile without tir-
| ing: lie is good type OF valuable class Of
| Maine horses.
| of the horses bred in Vermont and so wnen
| l was told that a horse from that State was
| owned by DIR. B. Il. Foster, of this city, / ex-
| pected to see good one and was not mis-
taken The animal in question is the sorrel
gelding Fred +. de is Lombard and Is
now years old. He is horse which will at
| once attract the eye of horseman. BY the
| amateur he would not be called handsome
horse, but the judge of trotter at once sees
| his good points. lie stands l6 hands inches
high and will weigh 1000 pounds or over He
has clean head, a good eye, and his legs are
| strongly corded and are indicative of strength.
| Fred was changed from PAGER to a trotter,
but now goes perfectly square. One has
! knowshe has speed. When years old he was
| driven a half mile on the ice in la and a
| full mile in 2.32. He was started one year in
races when not in condition, but
and half mile poles with the best
| OF them. Fred Is not only fast but has
/ endurance. He is driven by Dr. Foster
in his practice, and Is perfectly kind, afraid
| Of nothing, will stand wherever left, and can
be driven by lady. All horsemen speak
/ very highly Of him, and he is worthy Of it.
1t is safe to say that if he is given track
| work, and enters race in good condition. he
| viii get a low record, There is an elasticity
| to his motion which is seen in but few horses.
and that clock-like regularity which is char
| acteristic Of almost every fast horse. He
| has an immense stride and fine action,
| does not strike knees or ankles, and is driven
with boots only for protection. He rarely
| breaks, and when he settles to trot again
shows wonderful bursts of speed.
The trotting stallion Governor MorrilPs Is
one of the horses in this vicinity which has
| many admirers. He is owned by Mr. l.. w.
4 Of Euc nrs. n. MI q
Falmouth. His record is 2.32t. He is the
sire OF DR.. Smith, trial 2,22 Gov. Morrill, Is
a choice black, with star in face. stands 16
hands high, and weighs 1150 lbs. was foaled
May 4. l1s75, bred by A; /. Allen. Hebron,
Me-. sire Knox Morrill,, son of Winthrop
Morrill,, dam by Gen. Knox, Gov. NJ dam was
| by imp. Annield, I'D dam 5. L. B., Morgan
descent. .Annfeld was selected by the special
| agent OF the n. 5. government and was
brought from England to N. S. where he was
purchased by Col. 7. S. Lang and brought
| to Maine to improve our stock of breeding
mares; he was bred in England and was a
successful runner, winning the Goodword
| and Newmarket stakes, and second In the
Eng. Derby. Gov. Morrill's size, style, e,color,
| disposition, bottom and speed together with
power to transmit these good qualities to his
| offspring, makes him desirable horse to
| breed to.
There Is an opinion entertained by some
that the market for gentlemen's driving
| horses is likely to be overcrowded, and that
the price of such animals will be much lower
than hitherto. This is not true, and such
an excellent horseman as Mr.. G. III.
Nelson of Wateryille says the supply
to-day is not equal to the demand,
A gsod dispositioned. well bred, speedy
horse will always command a good
| price. Such an animal as described above
is the brown mare Bess, owned by Mr.. III. p.
s. Gould Of this city. Bess is Of good size
and weight is of Knox blood, and contains
the good qualities which make a desirable
gentleman's driving horse. She is kind, easy
on. the bit, is perfectly broken, 'and besides
being remarkable long distance roadster
has great deal of speed. She has not been
driven to the track for speed, but good
judges think she ought to trot fast. 1t is
doubtful If there is a horse in this city which
can cover distance of 20 or 80 miles in
quicker time than can Bess. Mr., Gould
owns q splendid colt by Prescott, which will
be noticed hereafter.
Clara c., owned by Albert Cobb, of Deer
ing, is a dark bay mare 15 hands high,
and weighs $50 pounds. She is years old,
of fine style and has record Of 235. The
sire of Clara G. was Phil Sheridan. dam a
| Morgan. Mr.. Cobb also has a three wears